In less than a week, the Mets’ bullpen has lost a pair of lefty relievers to injuries. While the severity of A.J. Minter’s recent lat strain remains unclear, the team announced Wednesday afternoon that Danny Young has been placed on the 15-day injured list with an elbow sprain.
Hours later, following the Mets’ loss to the Diamondbacks, manager Carlos Mendoza said that Young had been dealing with a forearm issue for a few weeks, and an MRI on Wednesday morning revealed the ligament sprain. When asked about the severity of the injury, Mendoza noted that season-ending Tommy John surgery “is on the table.”
The roster move was retroactive to April 27, a day after Young made his last appearance. It wasn’t the strongest month for the 31-year-old, as he logged a 4.32 ERA across 8.1 innings (10 games) with 13 strikeouts. His last outing was productive, though — he worked around a walk by striking out three in one inning against the Nationals.
Young’s stint as the lone southpaw in the bullpen was brief, and after lefty Brandon Waddell completed 4.1 innings of bulk relief on Wednesday night, the Mets may only have right-handed relievers at their disposal for the foreseeable future.
In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled righty Chris Devenski from Triple-A Syracuse and transferred lefty Brooks Raley to the 60-day injured list.
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